Past Crosley of the Month Winners - Page 33

Richard Campbell of NY owns
this beautiful restored Crosley powered H-Modified.
A few years ago his Miller built H-Mod was spotlighted.

This car was built by Gene Voigt of
Defiance Ohio around 1959. Richard found it 10-12 years ago and
restored it for vintage racing with the VSCCA. Great action
photos of the car at Lime Rock. A side/rear
shot.

Deane Sherman (OH) showing off his
trophy at the 1979 Crosley Nationals. The 48 sedan was his first
full restoration of a Crosley. The car is now owned by Tom
McDowell (CO). Deane went on to have many show winning
restorations and unique displays over the years.

Deane help lead the club as a board
member for over 30 years and was key to making the Nationals run
smoothly even longer. He passed on February 26, 2018 and will be
sorely missed by us all.

Miguel Amaral, our member in
Portugal, sent these photos of his 1950 Hotshot. He bought it in
The Netherlands about a year ago in nice condition but needing a
little work here and there.

Miguel writes "some pictures of the
Crosley taking part in the new year rally, at my local town, and
also in the elegance parade (both events are held every year),
towing our small BMW Isetta."

Paul Rinehart of Ohio picked up an
interesting homemade jeep with an even more interesting story.
The story goes that it came from a circus where they locked the
steering, set a little throttle, and a bear "drove" it in
circles under the big top. Notice how far back the seat is. A
normal person would have trouble sitting in the seat and
reaching the steering wheel and pedals.

It has been suggested to Paul that
he needed to find a bear suit to wear when he shows it. Appears
to be a 51-52 chassis, 9 inch juice brakes, engine not stuck.
Chassis has been cut down to a 57 inch wheelbase. If anyone has
any info on the history of this Bearmobile please let me know so
I can pass it on to Paul. Must be pictures of the bear driving
it in someones home photos. Hope we see it at the
Nationals in the future.

How is this for a transformation?
The above shot was taken a couple of years ago at Hershey. Ken
Acheson of NJ made this ugly duckling into a swan.

Amazing
what a couple years of hard work will produce. Here is a side
and rear shot.

In trying to pick a Crosley of the
Month I thought I should pick a CC since it is Spotlight class
at this months Nationals and what better place to look than 2008
National photos when CC was last Spotlight. Lots of great CCs to
pick from but I picked Deane Sherman's Give Em Hell Harry 1947
Convertible for one an original car. Deane carefully used water
based paint thinking it would wash off but didn't try to wash it
off till much later and it didn't.

And Deanna Tipton's very original
47 Sedan as the other. Deanna was given the sedan, by her Father
while still in high school. It still has original floor mats.
Deanna and her Father even attended a meet of the original
Crosley Car Owners Club back in the early 50s.

Steve DeMartino of KY drove his CC
up to the Nationals, Not exactly stock but a real eye catcher.

Steve
says it just floats down the highway, hitting 80mph at 2500
RPM. The secret is under the hood,
a straight 8 Buick.

James Dlapa of California sent me
this picture earlier this Summer of a Prewar he bought around
600 miles from home. His Sprinter Van made a good enclosed car
hauler.

James's photo reminded me of an
earlier Prewar hauler, I took this shot in 2000 at the Crosley
Nationals. Paul Weimer from IL did this hauling. Another angle,
the windshield was missing to fit in the lower head room van.

It is Hershey time again. I was
talking to John Holsopple on the phone last month and a short
time later the above photo appeared in my eMail. This was the
second year I had a space at Hershey and the first year I
represented the Crosley Club at Hershey, 1973. We slept in the
back of the 67 Ranchero under that tarp.

The above picture was at the 2015
Hershey. A lot has changed over the last 40+ years, besides
getting older. The whole flea market is now on pavement. Our
sleeping accommodations have improved (we have changed again
since this picture) as has our booth space. Hershey this year is
Oct 10-13. We will pull in around noon on the 9th and pull out
sometime on the 13th. We are using Crosley blocks to hold down
the canopy so if your looking down you will find our booth and
if your looking up look for the big Crosley signs. Stop into CI
8-10, that is in the South Chocolate field, and say hi.